This weekend’s sunshine and warm temperatures attracted hundreds to the Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue.

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Updated: 10:48 PM CDT Apr 23, 2017

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WEBVTT E.REPORTER: NATURE IS CALLING.HAPPY FEET HITTING THE HIKINGTRAILS.I LOVE IT.ALL THE TREES AND ALL THESONGBIRDS ARE OUT.REPORTER: THE SOUNDS AND SIGHTSBRINGING HER TO THE FOREST TWICETHIS WEEKEND.>> MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DOWNHERE YESTERDAY IN THE MARSHAREA.HE LIKES TO DO PHOTOGRAPHY SO IDECIDED TO COME BACK AND DOTRAILS ON THE UPPER PART OF THEFOREST.THIS IS A TOP 10 DAY.REPORTER: PARENTS BRINGING THEIRCURIOUS KIDS.THEY ARE GETTING EXERCISE FORTHEIR CHILDREN WITH THEIRCHILDREN ON THEIR BACKS.>> MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOME WATERAND SNACKS FOR THE KIDS.GO OUT AND BE PATIENT AND HAVEFUN.THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING.>> THIS IS A CHANCE FOR JEREMIAHAND ARIEL.TO SEE THE CREATURES CALLING THEFOREST HOME.>> AND APPRECIATION FOR NATUREAND THE WONDER OF GOD'S EARTHAND HOW SPECIAL EVERYTHING IS.REPORTER: AND EVERYONE COULDLEARN SOMETHING HERE.ASK EVERYWHERE COULD BEDIFFERENT EVEN THOUGH YOU AREHIKING THE SAME TRAIL.

Spring at Fontenelle Forest attracting crowds

This weekend’s sunshine and warm temperatures attracted hundreds to the Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue.

This weekend’s sunshine and warm temperatures attracted hundreds to the Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue.

Some visited the forest to explore nature, others hiked as a form of exercise.

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As birds were chirping, Rita Willmott’s happy feet were hitting the trails.

“I love it,” said Willmott. “All the trees and the song birds are out.”

The Council Bluffs resident said the sounds and sights brought her to the forest twice this weekend.

“My husband and I were just here yesterday down in the marsh area,” said Willmott. “He likes to do photography, walking around there, and so today, I decided to come back and do some of the trails and the upper part of the forrest.”

She said Sunday’s weather was perfect for exploring.

“It's what I'd call a top 10 day,” said Willmott.

Some parents pushed strollers and brought their curious kids.

Jim and Genevieve Kacmar of West Omaha got exercise with their children on their backs.

“The important things are make sure you have some water, snacks for the kids, and go out and be patient with them and have fun, that's the biggest thing,” said Jim Kacmar.

It was a chance for their children, Jeremiah and Arielle, to see the creatures that call the forest home.

“Appreciation for nature and just kind of the wonders of God's earth, and just how special everything is,” said Jim Kacmar.

Visitors agreed that the forest is an attraction that everyone could learn from daily.

“Every day can be different even though you might be hiking the same trails so it's fun to discover that,” said Willmott.

The Fontenelle Forest is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. There are also summer programs coming up.